Lucky Beer - The Lucky Drink Co. Pty Limited

DarthKostrizer

California

2.73/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

I like I am sure everyone else purchased this beer just based on the bottle.

Look: yellow with a very light head and no retention. Not impressed

Smell: Right off the bat you can tell it is a asian lager. It is a bit skunky malty and has a light hop note to it with traces of rice

Taste. Taste is a typical asian lager. Very muted flavors covered up mostly by the maltyness

Mouthfeel: Light crisp clean and boring

Overall: This beer is more like a novelty item since everyone just buys it for the bottle and that is really the only reason to buy this

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2011 20:55:50 | More by DarthKostrizer

twiggamortis420

Texas

2.63/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12 oz green buddha pours me a little somethin' somethin’ light yellow with one of the quickest fading heads I have ever seen. Appearance gets a whole point bump just because it comes in the coolest bottle I have ever seen.

Nose is lightstruck hops and grainy malt. Pretty clean, a little sweet and definitely has some adjuncts in play.

Taste is not too bad, the sweetness sticks out for me, so light...like watered down honey. Very little hops involved and the malts are lighter than a feather. Im sure they will sell plenty of this just due to the bottle, give them credit for a clever gimmick. The beer pretty much sucks, and I am more than happy to limit my intake to 1. I saw a sixer of it for 10 bucks at a local grocer, thats a bit absurd if you ask me.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2011 00:46:45 | More by twiggamortis420

evlu1441

Alberta (Canada)

2.9/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I couldn't resist the bottle! I'm not expecting very much from the beer, but the bottle is just hilarious! While BA says this is made in Australia, my bottle (labled "Lucky Buddha") says made in China.

This beer pours a pale straw colour similar to other Asian-style lagers. Virtyally no head and lots of big bubbles floating up to the top.

The aroma is surprisingly less skunky than I expected. It smells mostly of grain...corn... Though the there is a vague malt characteristic. There is something "sharp" about the aroma as well, though I'm not sure exactly what it is.

The flavour is not too bad! I have a bit of a soft spot for Asian lagers, so I might be biased towards liking this one more than I "should" as a beer geek. It is quite light, and fairly sweet. The taste is mostly grainy, though there are some toasty aspects too. The aftertaste is slightly astringent due to the heavy carbonation.

Overall, this isn't a horrible brew, and it is quite refreshing. My only reservation is the price! If I could get this for cheap, I would certainly buy it again...if only for the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2011 19:51:54 | More by evlu1441

ChrisCage

Alberta (Canada)

3.13/5  rDev +22.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 5

According to my bottle label, this is brewed and bottled by Cheerday Brewery in China....I've added their company profile and this brew as well....I have posted this review in both locations.

A- This is the coolest bottle I've ever seen....it's green and shaped like a fat laughing Buddah....simply wonderful! The product itself...well it looks like adjunct lager, in color and carbonation at least....it's a grassy pale color and there lots of large bubbles rising, albeit not aggressively. There is actually a decent head that sticks around, settling to a super white film. Lacing is moderate, but I've seen worse....the bottle is what keeps this area higher in points.

S- To me this is quite skunky throughout. I suppose it has some mild aromas of citrus rind, but it is primarily of grain and sweet/bland corn and/or rice. There is also a slight zesty hop bitterness right on the finish of the smell.

T- Like several other Chinese brews I've had the chance to sample, this one isn't anything to write home about. It has a sweeter malt profile than I would have expected, but the middle turns to a dry herbal flavor and the finish is a little metallic. There is also a lingering corn muffin flavor on the palate after the swallow.

M- Thin, watery and palate scrubbing is the ideal description for this brew...not much else to say here other than that it's very typical of a Chinese brewed Lager.

D- What can I say? This one is super easy to drink and is another one of those beers that is perfect for summer drinking on the patio. It's nothing special and certainly not worth the extra money to go out and buy regularly though. With that said, I would drink this again....I will probably keep the bottle as it's very unique

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 22:07:51 | More by ChrisCage

whatthehull

California

2.2/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Tasted April 30th 2011 (from notes)

Poured into a La Chouffe tulip

A - clear golden, no head, white in color and minimal lacing

S - pungent, yeasty, sour, weed, lemon grass, a slight hop and pretty malty

T - weed, malt, a bit of hops, light yeast and a bit sour

M - light, low acid, no finish and a bit sour

D - drinks like bud and miller. Just add a bit of weed and sour

Final thought - cool bottle, okay beer

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2011 02:57:07 | More by whatthehull

Drew966

Florida

3/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Lucky Beer pours a pale yellow with a white head from a green 330 ml Buddha shaped bottle (very cool bottle). The aroma is a bit grainy but definitely on the mild side. The flavor is also grainy with a bit of sweetness. Unoffensive, the bottle is the most interesting thing about this beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2011 00:17:05 | More by Drew966

IronDjinn

Alberta (Canada)

2.6/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from probably the coolest shaped commercial beer bottle I've ever seen, and I'm a glassblower, it takes a bit to impress me in that dep't. Kudos to the marketing company on the design. 330 ml green bottle supposedly shaped like a happy Buddha, but the same mistake everyone else makes, this is actually one of the 8 Chinese immortals. C'mon people, the Buddha nearly starved himself to death and then spent the rest of his life begging for his meals, he wasn't fat...

Mistaken iconography aside the beer itself pours out a pale clear washed out straw hue, massive white head with decent retention for this style, it settles slowly to a thick frothy cap.

Bready malt and some faint grain on the nose, not bad, until some chemical traces can be picked up farther in the background.

Mild bready malt up front in the flavour, gets thin and watery in the middle, crisp grainy finish that also carries a bit of a chemical burn as well, while the chemicals linger on into the aftertaste.

Light-bodied mouthfeel, slick and thin much of the time, with a brisk amount of carbonation on the finish.

Perhaps a little cleaner than your average Chinese import, yet not something worth seeking out, unless it's for the bottles themselves. Those are some pretty cool bottles, and are my favourite part of this experience.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2011 05:20:40 | More by IronDjinn

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev +26.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

330ml green smiling buddha shaped bottle, with "Lucky" the only front-facing text visible.

This beer pours a slightly hazy pale straw colour, with two fingers of thin foamy, fizzy white head, which quickly retreats, leaving some decent scatter-shot lace around the glass. It smells of pale malt, overripe apple, candy floss, and a bit of grassy, weedy hops. The taste is sweet rice pudding grain, more apple orchard musty fruitiness, and some moderately skunky earthy hops. The carbonation is on the low side, the body light, a little thin, but otherwise smooth. It finishes fairly clean, a bit off-dry, the rice cracker grain lording over some latent weedy hops.

By far the best Chinese beer that I've had, which admittedly isn't saying much, as such things are indeed relative. Add in the funky Buddha green bottle (shout out to heavy drinking E-Towners, there), and this is a veritable step up from your usual AAL suspects, especially those from foreign countries that somehow out-suck the American progenitors.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2011 23:26:34 | More by biboergosum

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

2.68/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

super cool green Buddha 330ml bottle poured into pint glass april22 2011

A pale golden yellow with plenty of bubbles feeding a off white film that leaves just a few specks of lace

S grassy hops with a little bubble gum

T a little lemon and skunk with what I smell

M light and thin

O tastes a little light struck but not the worst beer I've had recently

the bottles the best part of this beer, I could see this being decent if it didn't have a skunk flavor but I may rub the belly for luck and all will be well

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2011 06:33:59 | More by wordemupg

spree92

New Brunswick (Canada)

1.98/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

My bottle says "Brewed and Bottled by Cheerday Brewery Chunan County, Zhejiang, China".
Looks exactly like you expect from an AAL. Pale yellow, white head that goes fast, and lots of carbonation. The only way I can describe the smeel is off. Worse than the Buds,Molson and Labatts. The taste of rotten lemons on my water is equivalent to this. Thankfully, this is such a light beer that it leaves no trace of itself afterwards. Cool bottle, which is why I bought it, but will not be picking up again.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2011 03:46:17 | More by spree92

crossovert

Wisconsin

1.93/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

Silly bottle, I had to buy it.

It pours a pale honey gold with a fizzy white head, actually looks good for an adjunct lager.

The smell is light and citrusy, again, suprising.

The taste is awful, it tastes like rotten food with some sake and mineral water for good measure.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2011 00:42:30 | More by crossovert

RustyDiamond

Georgia

1.98/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12/12/09 stamped on the bottle. Brewed and bottled in China. Poured into a sampler glass with virtually no head. Aroma of virtually nothing...rice? Fizzy taste with a touch of corn flakes or rice. No flavor at all here. Miller Lite puts this to shame, and that hurts to type.

Serving type: bottle

07-19-2010 19:47:06 | More by RustyDiamond

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Beer review from BA Mag Sep 2007.

Lucky is actually brewed by Australian Independent Brewers, who specialize in contract brewing. We got our bottle in Sydney, and it's actually shaped like a laughing Buddha. Word is, it'll be making an appearance in US clubs as a "high-end" beer soon. It's actually an Asian-style Lager, brewed with rice, malted barley and Czech Saaz hops.

Pours a pale golden color that's a touch hazy, crowned with creamy white lacing. Soft aroma of pale malts, apples and some spicy Saaz. Smooth and creamy on the palate, very light with a fluffy carbonated mouthfeel. Seems to fall flat somewhere in the middle. Hint of malty sweetness up front with notes of apple, vegetal hints, boiled rice and slight grassy bitterness that gives the beer some backing. Dries out into a coarse hay-like finish.

Fans of Asahi or Kirin beers might enjoy this one. It's extremely easy to drink, the bottle is pretty damn cool and pairing it with nearly any Asian food is a no-brainer since it's so neutral. But it could use a cleaner finish, better hop presence and more carbonation to be a worthy contender within its style--doesn't come across very lager-like.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2010 00:08:51 | More by BeerAdvocate

hoegaardenhero

California

2.98/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

mad props to the bottle design but as soon as poured this and got a whiff, i knew i was in for a crappy experience

a: no head; straw color; some light bubbles;

s: light dry wheat; some sweet hay; weak weak; light skunkiness

t: dry wheat; sweet hay; light skunkiness; again, weak flavor but for an adjunct lager it is to be expected

m: maybe a little more body/syrupiness than others in the style; tight aggressive carb

d: don't be tempted by the cool bottle, you will absolutely regret it

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2010 03:43:42 | More by hoegaardenhero

RoyalT

Ohio

2.23/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Appearance - This is a piss yellow in color with no head to speak of.

Smell - The ricey grain is thankfully quite weak and there's some rotten taffy in there somewhere.

Taste - This isn't repulsive like I thought it was going to be. It has so little flavor you can't really hate it but there's just nothing to it. The rice from the nose kind of turned into moldy grits and that putrid sweetness from the nose is almost absent thankfully. Think beer saki.

Mouthfeel - This is light-bodied with surprisingly little carbonation.

Sinkability - I guess we can thank the Chinese for importing this Australian disaster here to the US.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2010 02:39:38 | More by RoyalT

choyhosoi

California

2.25/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Poured into a glass from a bottle and found the familiar smell of Budweiser thanks to the barley.

T/A- There wasnt a strong taste here just a smooth corona-like taste. The appearance was hazy yellow with a nice head that dissipated quickly.

This beer reminds me of a Bud light or Coors Light if you like these then grab a six.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2010 02:53:38 | More by choyhosoi

BlackBearForge

Florida

2.7/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Lucky beer, pours a crystal clear lemony yellow with a bit of fizz on top that dissipates almost immediately.

Aroma is faint, faintly hoppy perhaps and faintly grainy.

Lucky tastes slightly lemony, slightly sour, grainy with very little in the way of malt sweetness or hop bitterness. Adjuncts come to mind, I will say that this is slightly better than your average American macro lite beer.

Mouthfeel is very light, very much like water with just a tad more body actually with a bit of fizz to it.

Wow, well if it were a hot summer day and I had just finished mowing the lawn or had been out on the shooting range under a blistering sun one of these guys might go down pretty well. It would definitely be a thirst quencher. It doesn't taste terrible, it just doesn't well... taste. Washes food down well. Nice novelty bottle!

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2010 22:38:56 | More by BlackBearForge

scottfrie

California

2.73/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from the 11.16oz Budha bottle into a pint glass.

A: Pours a light straw color with two fingers of white head that dissipated quickly. Hardly any lacing. The bottle design makes up for what the beer lacks in luster.
S: Smells like rice with some sweet malt. Hints of corn and maybe just the slightest hint of hops.
T: Tastes like drinking water with a very faint muted taste of sweet corn. No hops come through, and the malt sweet is very faint.
M: This beer is lighter than water. Very light body with a clean watery finish. Easy to drink, chug, brush your teeth with, whatever.
D: I bought this for the bottle and almost considered not even opening it. If you're into light beer, this is as light as it gets. As opposed to Miller or Bud, at least with this one you get a cool bottle...

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2009 00:48:33 | More by scottfrie

n00tz

Georgia

2.8/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - poured a light yellow body, active carbonation, and a thin white head. On-par with and of the American Adjuncts.

S - Corn and a light grainy alcohol stink. Undesirable to say the least.

T & M - Thankfully the flavor is better than I was expecting, though it's still full of flavor of rice, corn, and alcohol. It also has a sweet breadiness and is palatable. I can't say the same for it's american brewed counterparts.

D - Not much to it, but more to speak of than a Bud/Miller/Coors.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2009 22:15:08 | More by n00tz

chickencoop

California

2.83/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Picked this up at a BevMo, the bottle gimmick worked. I'm just confused where this beer is brewed, China or Australia?? Then I checked the website and it seems that none of this matters, the only thing that matters is that Orlando Bloom once had it, so it must be good.
Well besides all the PR and fancy packaging, I thought the beer was just an average euro-lager. Poured straw yellow with no head, the head was more of a white oil-slick on the top of the beer. The taste was average, crisp, clean, watery aftertaste. Overall this would be drinkable if it was just a plain beer in a pint, but with the fancy bottle, the $2.99 single bottle price, and all the fuss on the website, this beer was just over-hyped china Bud.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2009 01:23:14 | More by chickencoop

RomaniIteDomum

Florida

3/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

You know that adage about not judging books by their covers? It works the same with beer.

I poured part of the beer into a shot glass to get an idea of how it looked. After the initial burst of bubbles it looks like the typical light beer. The head is a wallflower, sticking umobtrusively to the glass. The smell was a little offputting. It reminded me of the men's room at the local metal bar on dollar PBR night.

I decided I should probably finish the beer in bottle form. After all, the bottle is obviously the focus of the beer and was shaped like The Buddha for a reason. Good idea. Taste greatly improved and became less watery than when poured. Still has a mildly watery finish, but the aftertaste isn't bad. I'd say it is slightly better than the average light domestic.

This was the point where I remembered we had left over Chinese food in the fridge. Wow. That's more like it. No watery finish and much more flavor. Too bad I have to rate the beer on its own merits.

On its own this beer boils down to an interesting shelf decoration with an above average Bud Light filler. It's very drinkable, but nothing (aside from an army of glass Buddhas) to get excited about. On the upside it goes great with both General Tso's and Sesame Chicken. My new go-to Chinese food beer. Just leave it in the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2009 03:25:55 | More by RomaniIteDomum

kbutler1

Minnesota

2.23/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Ok, so the bottle is a novelty but I figured I would give it a try. Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
A: Pours a litle golden slightly hazy color with minimal head
S: Not a whole lot of smell to it really.
T: Really light taste without any bite at all. Very much a domestic BMC taste to it
M: Light as can be
D: Yeah its drinkable but really no different than drinking a BMC.
Jeez, I hope I didn't spend too much money buying this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2009 22:54:15 | More by kbutler1

laituegonflable

Australia

1.68/5  rDev -34.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Pale saffron-coloured with medium-sized head, quite a fair amount of lacing. Lots of carbonation. Looks decent but not great.

A lot of unpleasant yeast and pride of ringworm on the nose. Light and ricey malt. Ever-so-slight hint of spice. That's either a mistake though, by me probably but if it's there, by the brewer. I can't imagine it being intentional.

A lot of malt and sticky yeast on the palate. Yuck, indeed. I could tell from the nose that this taste would be poor and sadly, I was correct. A lot of sticky bready yeast and a horrible adjunct flavour, palate is short but with a lingering unpleasant hang, and mouthfeel is viscous yet watery with nothing to recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2009 00:08:11 | More by laituegonflable

ATLbeerDog

Georgia

2.9/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a pure straw color that is completely clear. A small white head quickly dissipates. Smells mostly of adjunct corn. First sip is incredibly light as there is not much going on. There are some malty notes in with the corn mixed with just enough hops to be balanced. Flavor is quite good...just not enough of it. I am more familiar with Asian Light Lagers than I would like to be. This is quite good for the style and tasted fresh.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2009 23:25:28 | More by ATLbeerDog

glid02

Georgia

2.8/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Buddha bottle courtesy of pghlee - thanks!

Pours a very pale straw color with a half-finger white head. The head dissipates quickly into a thin ring around the glass leaving hardly any lacing.

Smells of skunked American Adjunct Lager - though I don't think that this beer was skunked. Very pungent.

Tastes better than it smells. Not a whole lot going on besides pale malts, nondescript adjunct flavors and a light bitterness.

Mouthfeel is very thin, though not much else was expected. Decent carbonation makes this go down relatively smoothly.

Drinkability isn't good, but it's not terrible. I'd prefer this over a lot of other AAL's once I get past the smell.

Overall this is better than most other AAL's but it's certainly nothing to seek out.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2009 03:06:49 | More by glid02